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Re:An X11 apologist tries Wayland by ghosty141 on Monday September 19, 2022 @10:28AM (#32898806)
And? Just because the linux ecosystem is fragmented doesn't mean that new software has to be, too.

The fact that developing a new compositor with wayland basically required wlroots to be even feasable for a one-man project is concerning enough. The amount of stuff you have to handle is insane compared to writing your own x-wm.

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Re:An X11 apologist tries Wayland by customkitchen on Monday September 19, 2022 @12:03PM (#32900146)
That's not a good comparison because it would be even harder to write your own X server. And yet X is still extremely fragmented.

And developing a new compositor also does not require wlroots. Originally there was libweston, wlroots is just another option.

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Re:An X11 apologist tries Wayland by account42 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @08:20AM (#32923956)
It is a good comparison because you don't need to write your own X server to implement your own window manager, which is the part that most people care about.
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